the existing property is one story over garage and not three stories, the box showing ross johnson to be the owner of 49 hopkins avenue should be unchecked. 49 hopkins, l.l.c., at the top of the form, is the only name on the property deed. i'm going to flip this over. if the -- furthermore, the planning department should not accept anymore bogus documents from ross johnson claiming that he is the registered property owner of 49 hopkins avenue. i'm a retired c.p.a. i am a licensed professional, and from experience, i can tell you when another licensed professional refused to attest to the accuracy of a form and signs -- and sign the form -- and refuses to sign the form and an individual other than the registered property owner claims to be the property owner, alarm bells should be going off that there is big-time hanky panky going on. thank you. >> president hillis: thank you. next please. pa . >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is stephanie peak, and i've lived in san francisco for 55 years, and i'm a new member of the san francisco land use coalition. i ask you to deny the req

my name is ross johnson and i'm the owner of the 49 hopkins property. i purchased the 49 hopkins as a family home. that would enable my family of six to move back to san francisco. i've been stuck in limbo for a year as this has progressed. i appreciate that the decisions made by the gun contractor brought us to this hearing today. i ask for your support and i'm happy to answer any questions that you might have. >> good evening, commissioners. justin. i represent ross johnston. before the project architect discusses the history of the property and our proposal, i want to correct the record given statements that have been publicly made about this project. first, as mentioned by staff, the property was not considered a historic resource by architectural historian or the planning department, even though it was designed by richard nowtruck. as described by mr. johnson, since january of 2017, he has always been and continues to be the 100% owner of the property via the 49 hopkins llc legal entity. third, the general contractor ken gwon is not a rogue contrac

ross johnson purchased the home last year. permission to remodel the house, but instead he chose to demolish it, stating he wanted a bigger home for his family. but the city planning commission is stopping these plans and ordering him to rebuild the landmark with a plaque detailing the home's history. it's not yet known whether johnson will follow through. >>> happening today, who wants to see paul mccartney. the former beatle will be playing here in the bay area this summer. tickets actually went on sale this morning at 10:00. i did some investigative work, you know, just to see if they were available. but they sold out really quick. shows at the s.a.p. center and the 76-year-old will perform a three-hour set that includes a mix of favorites, both old and new. the concert is july 10th. >> no surprise, the tickets are going fast. >> if you have some -- >> i'll give you my trick. >>> coming up, kari has a look at the forecast for us. >> it looks beautiful out there today. really nice. temperatures are starting to warm up. here'

ross. yes for less. (vicki) johnson and johnson's stock fell 10 percent today after a reuters report said the company knew for decades that asbestos was in its baby powder.(grant) report: from 1977 to (grant) that wiped out about 40 billion dollars in market value and makes today johnson and johnson's worst day since 2002. the company has been grappling with lawsuits alleging some of its talcum powder products caused cancer. but the reuters report today cites documents and other evidence that indicate company executives, managers, scientists, doctors and lawyers knew about the asbestos problem... and failed to disclose it to regulators or the public. the report also alleges that j&j sucessfully influenced regulators' plans to limit asbestos in products, and the company was able to limit scientific research on the health effects of asbestos in powders. johnson and johnson responded by saying the reuters report was "false and inflammatory." (vicki) general motors is explaining how workers will be impacted when it closes f

johnson in october. today jon gruden had fun at smith's expense. >> we got to get ready for dan ross and moody clark.wn the middle. we have to get tim brown and all of our receivers ready to play. >> that was tremendous. >> i love it. >> kyle shanahan is 39 today. a perfect gift for the head coach and the 49ers fan baes se would be a win over the seahawks on sunday. shanahan has asked if his team is aware of something. >> i think they're well aware of it and you hear it every time he speaks of the seahawks, it is something we're not proud of. you know, it has been since 2013. i know not all of us have been here since then, but it doesn't really matter. it is something that is not going away until we win, and we're not going to have that opportunity to do that again after sunday for another year. so i'm glad we have another opportunity and hopefully we don't have to hear it after this weekend. >> well, if there's an award for best gift of the year, drew brees gets it. the saints' quarterback gave every teammate, coach, mentor, doctor, anyone who helped him 'chief the nfl passing record a custom-painte

johnson. 5 picks by cal. four by tcu and a mercifully onn . at 7-7. . >>> all right. play of the day now from the nba phoenix and orlando. >> steal by rossoff phoenix. >> they're going to take a look at this one i think. >> so good we had a seat again. turns out the magic did not turn out but it was still pretty cool to watch. orlando fell to the sons 122-120. >>> the opening bell on wallg ia manner of minutes. yesterday's historic gains. >> and an inmate escaped fromakk outside at the bay b look at this. you know we're on a holiday schedule for not seeing a lot of cars passing over that span. and of course mary has your forecast for today and also the all-important new year's eve forecast. we'll be right back. ♪ whoa! the mercedes-benz winter event is back, and you won't want to stop for anything else. lease the gla 250 for $359 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. not long ago, ronda started here. and then, more jobs began to appear. these techs in a lab. this builder in a hardhat... ...the welders and electricians who do all of that. the diner staffed up 'cause they all needed lunch. teachers

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